Residencies

Research Fellow - University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship - University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery, 1989

American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1993

Clinical Expertise

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery

Robotic surgery

Surgery for heart failure

Thoracic aortic surgery

Valve repair and replacement

Research Interests

Finite element analysis of failing left ventricle

Biography

Dr. Ratcliffe received his M.D. degree from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and completed his General Surgery and Cardiothoracic residencies at the Univeristy of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ratcliffe is certified by the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Thoracic Surgery. His special interest is in the application of finite element analysis or the failing left ventricle. Dr. Ratcliffe has been on the faculty since 1993. Currently, he is Director of the Cardiac Biomechanics Laboratory.

Dr. Ratcliffe is an active member of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, American Heart Association, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Western Thoracic Surgical Association, San Francisco Surgical Society, American Association of Thoracic Surgery, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

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